butter (butters plural & 3rd person present) (buttering present participle) (buttered past tense & past participle )
1 n-mass Butter is a soft yellow substance made from cream. You spread it on bread or use it in cooking.
...bread and butter..., Pour the melted butter into a large mixing bowl.
2 verb If you butter something such as bread or toast, you spread butter on it.
She spread pieces of bread on the counter and began buttering them. V n
...buttered scones. V-ed
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peanut butter butter up phrasal verb If someone butters you up, they try to please you because they want you to help or support them.
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INFORMAL The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market... V P n (not pron)
I tried buttering her up. `I've always admired people with these sorts of talents.' V n P